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can you talk us through what a typical sorti looks like for you. how many are they taking, and what kind of wear and tear is this taking on the air power involved here? >> let's go to slide 3, please. the aircraft they are launching from many bases around europe and from the two aircraft carriers as well as our amphibious ship, where they are launching from, we're leaving those nations to announce for it. they will be refueling on the way there, and they will take stations on the stations annotated on the slide. from there, if they are in the defense combat mission, they will stay by the early warning aircraft. probably tank one or two times while they are on station. always maintaining airplane flow. they will keep somebody that has enough gas to prosecute to push inland if they need to, and they will probably tank on the way home. i would say the missions are on the order of five to six hours in length. depending on where the airplanes are taking off from. >> after the coalition partner takes the lead, can you give us any sense of what the level
can you talk us through what a typical sorti looks like for you. how many are they taking, and what kind of wear and tear is this taking on the air power involved here? >> let's go to slide 3, please. the aircraft they are launching from many bases around europe and from the two aircraft carriers as well as our amphibious ship, where they are launching from, we're leaving those nations to announce for it. they will be refueling on the way there, and they will take stations on the stations...
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we have a relationship with the turkish embassy, who are working with us and for us in tripoli, and we also have an active consular figure in benghazi. stopping gaddafi from going to bend gosling -- benghazi is in their interests. as he said, the decision to put our men and women into harm's way should only be taken when necessary. we cannot stand back and let a dictator kill his people indiscriminately. to do so would send a chilling signal to others, and that also believe we should be clear about where our interests lie. in this country, particularly, we know what abu dhabi is capable of. we cannot have a failed state on the border. >> malcom. >> may i congratulate him for his superb leadership that he and the foreign secretary have given it and at the united nations for securing this resolution, without which the people of libya and benghazi would be facing a humanitarian disaster. this refers to all necessary measures to protect civilian populated areas. will you confirm that will enable our forces to be used not simply to intercept libyan aircraft but as necessary to attack artill
we have a relationship with the turkish embassy, who are working with us and for us in tripoli, and we also have an active consular figure in benghazi. stopping gaddafi from going to bend gosling -- benghazi is in their interests. as he said, the decision to put our men and women into harm's way should only be taken when necessary. we cannot stand back and let a dictator kill his people indiscriminately. to do so would send a chilling signal to others, and that also believe we should be clear...
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it is adding to our deficit now, not helping us -- not by a l, but it is adding. and it will permanently end up adding to the deficit in the next several years. it is an opportunity to do something that would be positive and i ink we should take advantage of that. host: the congressional budget office just came out with the deficit projections. currentlyrojecting $1.40 trillion deficit for 2011 alone. the president's budget increes this year's deficit by $26 billion. it at -- and prince iraq's $1.20 trillion deficit for 2012. -- it projects $1.20 trillion deficit for 2012. guest: i think it is optimistic based on reasonable assumptions overtime. the fact that the matter is that today's deficit is not a problem. today's event is not a problem. let me explain why. toy's deficit, as large as it is and shocking as it is, is driven primarily by temporary factors. the recession, followed by weak economic recovery, of very high unemployment, two undeclared and bond-financed wars and another venture in libya. bailouts, stimulus programs, temporary tax cuts. these are the
it is adding to our deficit now, not helping us -- not by a l, but it is adding. and it will permanently end up adding to the deficit in the next several years. it is an opportunity to do something that would be positive and i ink we should take advantage of that. host: the congressional budget office just came out with the deficit projections. currentlyrojecting $1.40 trillion deficit for 2011 alone. the president's budget increes this year's deficit by $26 billion. it at -- and prince iraq's...
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it took us 31 days. moreover, we have accomplished these objectives consistent with a pledge that i made to the american people at the outset of our military operations. i said that america's role would be limited, that we would not put ground troops into libya, that we would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation, and that we would transfer responsibility to our allies and partners. tonight, we are fulfilling that pledge. our most effective alliance, nato, has taken command of the enforcement of the arms embargo and the no-fly zone. last night, nato decided to take on the additional responsibility of protecting libyan civilians. this transfer from the united states to nato will take place on wednesday. going forward, the lead in enforcing the no-fly zone and protecting civilians on the ground will transition to our allies and partners, and i am fully confident that our coalition will keep the pressure on gaddafi's remaining forces. in that effort, the united states will play a s
it took us 31 days. moreover, we have accomplished these objectives consistent with a pledge that i made to the american people at the outset of our military operations. i said that america's role would be limited, that we would not put ground troops into libya, that we would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation, and that we would transfer responsibility to our allies and partners. tonight, we are fulfilling that pledge. our most effective alliance, nato, has taken...
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it took us 31 days. moreover, we have accomplished these objectives consistent with a pledge that i made to the american people at the outset of our military operations. i said that america's role would be limited, that we would not put ground troops into libya, that we would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation, and that we would transfer responsibility to our allies and partners. tonight, we are fulfilling that pledge. our most effective alliance, nato, has taken command of the enforcement of the arms embargo and the no-fly zone. last night, nato decided to take on the additional responsibility of protecting libyan civilians. this transfer from the united states to nato will take place on wednesday. going forward, the lead in enforcing the no-fly zone and protecting civilians on the ground will transition to our allies and partners, and i am fully confident that our coalition will keep the pressure on gaddafi's remaining forces. in that effort, the united states will play a s
it took us 31 days. moreover, we have accomplished these objectives consistent with a pledge that i made to the american people at the outset of our military operations. i said that america's role would be limited, that we would not put ground troops into libya, that we would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation, and that we would transfer responsibility to our allies and partners. tonight, we are fulfilling that pledge. our most effective alliance, nato, has taken...
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they are taking us over in 1970. what will happen to us in america? they are going to own our country. that is it. we will lose our jobs. then we start whining about the mexicans. losing all the manufacturing to mexico. we cannot compete. we cannot do this. we cannot do this. now we are wining about the chinese and the indians. we are a bunch of whiners. that is what we are. we should have enough confidence that we can compete with people if we all sacrifice a little bit for the common good. >> watch this event from wheaton college in illinois tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> earlier this week, the ninth circuit court of appeals took up the issue of the labors' first amendment rights -- the issue of day laborers' first amendment rights. a ruling that allowed redondo beach, california, to resume a resting day laborers pure last week, a circuit panel ruled in favor of the city of redondo, of holding a city ordinance that regulates the solicitation of employment on city streets. from san francisco, this is an hour. >> the united states court o
they are taking us over in 1970. what will happen to us in america? they are going to own our country. that is it. we will lose our jobs. then we start whining about the mexicans. losing all the manufacturing to mexico. we cannot compete. we cannot do this. we cannot do this. now we are wining about the chinese and the indians. we are a bunch of whiners. that is what we are. we should have enough confidence that we can compete with people if we all sacrifice a little bit for the common good....
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use of force. if we can stick to that very general level it can be a useful approach on the general principles. then we will refine that at a later stage. >> let me open this up to see if there are other questions. yes, peter? in the back of the room. >> i am from tiffin university. i want to commend the students and the quality of the research and the report. it is a good piece of work. i want to return to what i think is your fundamental question or a shoe which there is a lack of definitive guidance that has been issued especially by the cia, on the new rules and policies that are governing by. as a legal adviser, for my career i became sensitive to the fact that the legal advice i was obligated to provide and policy advice and a be invited to provide are two different things. i would like to drill down and ask the fundamental question. we may agree that in an area of democratic governance that the public issuance of these guidance and analysis is advisable. do you believe there is a legal oblig
use of force. if we can stick to that very general level it can be a useful approach on the general principles. then we will refine that at a later stage. >> let me open this up to see if there are other questions. yes, peter? in the back of the room. >> i am from tiffin university. i want to commend the students and the quality of the research and the report. it is a good piece of work. i want to return to what i think is your fundamental question or a shoe which there is a lack of...
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tell us what has happened. ournd we'll have one of cameramen killed. -- >> we have had one of our cameramen killed. i had the privilege of working of him. he was killed in libya a few weeks ago. we have had some of our staff to attain. -- detained. we have had others shot out, vehicles ambushed. i think it is safe to say that al jazeera has paid a very heavy price for its coverage in libya, along with some any other -- so many other journalist. i think the "new york times" and other photographers that are there. the violence will be used to silence what is happening in libya. >> is al jazeera free report now from libya? >> we have teams in tripoli and benghazi, and some moving with the flow of the frontline, so to speak. and others with the security assessments are constantly revisited. they operate freely in that they are one part of the story. the team in tripoli was there by the invitation of the libyan government. they have the same restrictions and impediments you would expect by being brought in by the go
tell us what has happened. ournd we'll have one of cameramen killed. -- >> we have had one of our cameramen killed. i had the privilege of working of him. he was killed in libya a few weeks ago. we have had some of our staff to attain. -- detained. we have had others shot out, vehicles ambushed. i think it is safe to say that al jazeera has paid a very heavy price for its coverage in libya, along with some any other -- so many other journalist. i think the "new york times" and...
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for us, these images are not an abstraction great many of us have traveled to deadpanned. give toward the facilities of our japanese colleagues. we'll work alongside them. the sense of anguish we field as we desire so desperately to do something to help our friends and colleagues has been so clearly evident on the faces of the men and women working here. we are heartsick over this tragedy. summit characterized that our faith in this technology is shaking. but nuclear safety has not been and cannot be a matter of faith. it has to be a matter of fact. today, we continue the systematic evaluation of fact. in taking the systematic and deliberate achieve this objective. thank you. >> i joined the chairman and commissioner of expressing my condolences to the people of japan and also second the chairman's comments on commending the staff for its response to this accident. >> thank you, chairman. this is a very personal tragedy. i have heard from friends in tokyo worried about radiation. a lot of uncertainty about what will happen next. i have one friend who lost all for utilities
for us, these images are not an abstraction great many of us have traveled to deadpanned. give toward the facilities of our japanese colleagues. we'll work alongside them. the sense of anguish we field as we desire so desperately to do something to help our friends and colleagues has been so clearly evident on the faces of the men and women working here. we are heartsick over this tragedy. summit characterized that our faith in this technology is shaking. but nuclear safety has not been and...
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why that buys us a great deal. you might ask yourself why in the world do we have nuclear aircraft carriers, what do they do? other countries that are allies of ours don't have ships like that, why would we? the reason is, if you think about america and the globe, america is sitting there a little bit to a degree by itself, and our two main trading partners, europe and all the way around to china, japan and india, those trading partners are a considerable distance around the world. it is in our interest because of all the things that we buy that are traded that we protect those trade routes from some hedge monothat might want to cause trouble. -- from some hegemon that might want to cause trouble. so we have our nuclear aircraft carriers to go to the other side of the world and conduct operations without worrying about filling these things up and that's the reason why we have a lot of national defense. this started a long time ago. you can see this blue line here talks about our defense and what's going on with def
why that buys us a great deal. you might ask yourself why in the world do we have nuclear aircraft carriers, what do they do? other countries that are allies of ours don't have ships like that, why would we? the reason is, if you think about america and the globe, america is sitting there a little bit to a degree by itself, and our two main trading partners, europe and all the way around to china, japan and india, those trading partners are a considerable distance around the world. it is in our...
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they don't like us. second, as we discussed, i'm not sure if they're going to be dominating the political scene. unquestionably an important player, but not dominating the political scene so the wait-and-see approach is the best one. you want the channel of communication open, you want to perhaps play as much as you can. i don't think we have much influence, especially the e.u., but in playing those internal fissures but establish all communications with the second and third generation but i would take a line where you don't embrace it as it is happening and you don't unnecessarily go against them. i think at this point, it would be premature to take either route. i think it's fair to understand that there is room for tiny engagement. for the most part, every single policy position the brotherhood has when it comes to middle east policy is at odds with what the e.u. wants. nevertheless, once confronted with certain pragmatic choices, we talked about the treaty with israel, sure, albawi and others can tal
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it is an honor for us to have you with us today. we are grateful to be joined today by members of congress. i wish to thank the aspen institute for bringing us together today, and in particular to walter isaacson. it is an honor to be able to welcome the members of the aspen institute community here to a georgetown barracks -- to georgetown. i would also like to thank students at the georgetown university lecture fund for helping the staff this event. i wish to welcome andrea mitchell, the lottery -- the moderator of today house conversation. this gives us an opportunity to reflect on the changes of our world since 2001, and the ways in which the united states government has responded. later this year we will observe the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon. in response to these attacks, congress created the department of homeland security to be led by the secretary, a member of the president's cabinet. the creation of the department united 22 agencies across they say the branch, makin
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this is why this matters to us. left unchecked, we have every reason to believe that gaddafi would commit atrocities against his people. many thousands could die. a humanitarian crisis would ensue. the entire region could be destabilized, endangering many of our allies and partners. the cause of the people for help would go unanswered. the democratic values that we stand for would be overrun. moreover, the words of the international community would be rendered hollow. and that is why the united states has worked with our allies and partners to shape a strong canasta response at the united nations. our focus has been clear -- protecting innocent civilians within libya, and holding the gaddafi regime accountable. yesterday in response to the call for action by the libyan people and the arab league, the un security council passed a strong resolution that demands an end to the violence against citizens. it authorizes the use of force with an explicit commitment to pursue all necessary measures to stop killing, to includ
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they appeal to us. it was much more -- they were in some sense much more threatening so i think this is simply more less a continuation of that. >> thank you. we are going to take a question on the left side. if you could state your name and affiliation please. >> thomas you mentioned iraq and how the brotherhood treats suicide bombings there. which sunni party would you say corresponds to the brotherhood? what have they said regarding suicide bombings there? it strikes me as most suicide bombings are carried out by former al qaeda people with loose affiliation for al qaeda who are really folks seeking publicity and have almost no political role in the country. >> i agree with where you are coming from but what i'm talking about is the egyptian brotherhood, sort of justifies suicide bombings in iraq on their own theological grounds. on the west we talk about the terms of justifying only a defensive jihad. in other words some response to western aggression but if you study the data including what came ou
they appeal to us. it was much more -- they were in some sense much more threatening so i think this is simply more less a continuation of that. >> thank you. we are going to take a question on the left side. if you could state your name and affiliation please. >> thomas you mentioned iraq and how the brotherhood treats suicide bombings there. which sunni party would you say corresponds to the brotherhood? what have they said regarding suicide bombings there? it strikes me as most...
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it has been a useful briefing for us. we appreciated. if additional issues come to your attention, please let us know and we will try to and from the full committee on those as well. thank you. >> thank you, senator. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> related story to the fukushima reactor. this morning, "the washington post" reports that the head of the tokyo electric power co., who has not been seen since the beginning of the problems of the nuclear plant. in washington, news that president obama will deliver an energy speech this wednesday. political reporting that the president will "outline his plan for america's energy security" the white house said this morning. he would deliver that at georgetown university. both the u.s. house and senate are in for business today. the senate -- in at 10:00 a.m. eastern and they are working on a small business bill. they will take a break at 12:30 eastern for their weekly caucus meetings. they will be back at 2:15 p.
it has been a useful briefing for us. we appreciated. if additional issues come to your attention, please let us know and we will try to and from the full committee on those as well. thank you. >> thank you, senator. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> related story to the fukushima reactor. this morning, "the washington post" reports that the head of the tokyo electric power co., who has not...
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god help us. god help us. >> thank you, mr. blede. our next witness ises director of somali education and its social advocacy center in minneapolis, minnesota, the uncle of borhan hassan. i ask you to limit your remarks to five minutes or so. >> thank you. >> first of all, i want to say thank you to chairman king and members of the committee fo allowing me to speak on behalf of the muslim soma american community today. i also want to thank the somali american community for lping us, the families of the missing children or youth, to stand up against the radicalization of our youth. i want to tell you why i'm here today and how important it is for me. i'm here because of my boren hassan. not only him but 20 and 40 others who are somali americans in the state of minnesota who have been brainwashed, radicalized by members of our community and back home into a berning burning in a civil war. i want to talk about my nephew. i love my sister, and her family was along about hundreds of thousands who fled from the civil war into the neighborin
god help us. god help us. >> thank you, mr. blede. our next witness ises director of somali education and its social advocacy center in minneapolis, minnesota, the uncle of borhan hassan. i ask you to limit your remarks to five minutes or so. >> thank you. >> first of all, i want to say thank you to chairman king and members of the committee fo allowing me to speak on behalf of the muslim soma american community today. i also want to thank the somali american community for...
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us to that point? another national oil spill commission to report to the president came to the conclusion that it's a collaboration between regulators and the industry is different here. that's what needs to change. the industry has shown us in other parts of the world can operate in a safer manner. that said, it is too easy to say did not -- to say mms did not to a good job regulating. i do not think the data shows that. we need to look at why it is the same companies and contractors operating in other parts of the world have much better safety records than the gulf of mexico. the answer comes back to the relationship between the regulators and operators in the gulf of mexico. i think everyone agrees that has to change significantly. >> the answer should not be now that we have had this, we need more regulation. i think we need better regulation. if you think you're going to add something and gets safer, you're going to get something that is redundant. you get to the point where it is so burdensome to
us to that point? another national oil spill commission to report to the president came to the conclusion that it's a collaboration between regulators and the industry is different here. that's what needs to change. the industry has shown us in other parts of the world can operate in a safer manner. that said, it is too easy to say did not -- to say mms did not to a good job regulating. i do not think the data shows that. we need to look at why it is the same companies and contractors operating...
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tell us the process. i understand the legal process to bring this default mortgage back to the original owner can be as much as one-half of the mortgage. guest: charles i think is expressing something that is very real. we talked about the devaluation of homes across the country. a component that contributes to the problem is the job market that we are in, the lower wages, the ability of folks to be able to meet the loans whenever they entered into the purchase of that home. i think it is the wrong answer to come in and say the principal owned by that consumer should be reduced arbitrarily by a third party. one of the questions that was asked of general another, let's assume hypothetically that we engage in this process of getting $20 billion to $25 billion from some of these servicers. who is going to be the custodian of that money? how will we determine which states -- florida has had more of a challenge than oklahoma. how are we going to engage in this process of addressing principle write-downs and lo
tell us the process. i understand the legal process to bring this default mortgage back to the original owner can be as much as one-half of the mortgage. guest: charles i think is expressing something that is very real. we talked about the devaluation of homes across the country. a component that contributes to the problem is the job market that we are in, the lower wages, the ability of folks to be able to meet the loans whenever they entered into the purchase of that home. i think it is the...
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nobody knows about us. our stories have never been heard because we are very strong in terms of oil. we support the west with the oil. and is lamp, it is the homeland of it is lamb. >> watch fright -- and islam, it is the homeland of islam. >> we will feature the top you winners of this year's studentcam competition. it focuses on an event, issue, or topic that helps them better understand the role of the pro- government. meet the students who created them. stream all the winning bid is any time online at studentcam.org. >> secretary of state clinton spoke with reporters for a few minutes this evening on the situation in libya. this is a little more than 10 minutes. >> good evening. i am just returning from the white house where i met with the president and the national security team. i want to give you an update on the international community's efforts to implement u.n. security council resolution 1970 and 1973 and protect the civilians of libya. the events have moved very quickly, so let's be clear about
nobody knows about us. our stories have never been heard because we are very strong in terms of oil. we support the west with the oil. and is lamp, it is the homeland of it is lamb. >> watch fright -- and islam, it is the homeland of islam. >> we will feature the top you winners of this year's studentcam competition. it focuses on an event, issue, or topic that helps them better understand the role of the pro- government. meet the students who created them. stream all the winning...
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how we can better use our authority and use our rulemaking ability and use our research. how we can better work on our behavioral programs, whether it's impaired driving or if it's fatigue or if it's wearing your belt or if it's speed control. it really is a portfolio of issues. and it's just -- twin cities nothing parallel to -- there's nothing parallel to it especially for a person that so desperately believes the need for the government to help support not only how people mansion their drive task and their safety but how we support the evolution of transportation and individual mobility. it's something that i see at my dex every day and i would love to say every moment has been joyous and stress-free. but you know something? i would rather frankly the team that i have on board doing the challenges of this agency. because the staff is fantastic. they have done so much, and they are such true believers in what they do. it really is a fantastic opportunity for me and for ron to be at the head of this agency. now, i wanted to sort of talk about in general sort of -- i mean
how we can better use our authority and use our rulemaking ability and use our research. how we can better work on our behavioral programs, whether it's impaired driving or if it's fatigue or if it's wearing your belt or if it's speed control. it really is a portfolio of issues. and it's just -- twin cities nothing parallel to -- there's nothing parallel to it especially for a person that so desperately believes the need for the government to help support not only how people mansion their drive...
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she sends us a message wishing us three days of inspiration banshee hopefully will be with us again next year. i want to let my co-host take over and introduced our next special guest. thank you. [applause] >> mike bloomberg has made our beloved city a safer city, a greener city, a more educated city, and maybe even a hipper city. he is a wonderful man and a great philanthropist. i am en route to and produced a man i respect, admire -- i am prowled to introduce a man i respect, i admire. michael bloomberg. [applause] >> good evening. thank you for those kind words. tina, i just wanted to congratulate you on the merger of newsweek with the daily beat. the result is a new endeavor that tina has named "news beat." i think that is a series of shows on the discovery channel, but that is something else. there are quite a few people sharing the spotlight of the issues of women. tina profiles women all over the globe who are making a big difference and inspiring all of us to do better. i certainly see that in new york. our home is home to more than 4 million women. it is fair to say they probabl
she sends us a message wishing us three days of inspiration banshee hopefully will be with us again next year. i want to let my co-host take over and introduced our next special guest. thank you. [applause] >> mike bloomberg has made our beloved city a safer city, a greener city, a more educated city, and maybe even a hipper city. he is a wonderful man and a great philanthropist. i am en route to and produced a man i respect, admire -- i am prowled to introduce a man i respect, i admire....
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that's what makes us strong. endless spending, taxing and borrowing is a certain path to decline, and we're on that path today and we must get off it. so we know the threat, we know what we need to do. the economy is trying to rebound. so let's take some good steps today. let's pass this61 billion reduction in spending this fiscal year. it will amount to about about $860 billion over ten years. it will be a very significant first step. that's what's before us today. not the other isss. we have got to decide what we are going to do about funding the governmentetween now and september 30. that's the rest of this fiscal year. let's take a fir step on that. let's begin to look at what we are going to do for next year's budgets and what we're going to do about our surging entitlement programs that are on an unsustainable course. we can do all those things and leave our country healthy and vigorous and prosperous for the future. i truly believe that that's the kind of thing that we need to be doing now. so i am really
that's what makes us strong. endless spending, taxing and borrowing is a certain path to decline, and we're on that path today and we must get off it. so we know the threat, we know what we need to do. the economy is trying to rebound. so let's take some good steps today. let's pass this61 billion reduction in spending this fiscal year. it will amount to about about $860 billion over ten years. it will be a very significant first step. that's what's before us today. not the other isss. we have...
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she sends us a message wishing us three days of inspiration banshee hopefully will be with us again next year. i want to let my co-host take over and introduced our next special guest. thank you. [applause] >> mike bloomberg has made our beloved city a safer city, a greener city, a more educated city, and maybe even a hipper city. he is a wonderful man and a great philanthropist. i am en route to and produced a man i respect, admire -- i am prowled to introduce a man i respect, i admire. [applause] >> good evening. thank you for those kind words. tina, i just wanted to congratulate you on the merger of newsweek with the daily beat. the result is a new endeavor that tina has named "news beat." i think that is a series of shows on the discovery channel, but that is something else. there are quite a few people sharing the spotlight of the issues of women. tina profiles women all over the globe who are making a big difference and inspiring all of us to do better. i certainly see that in new york. our home is home to more than 4 million women. it is fair to say they probably do more than half
she sends us a message wishing us three days of inspiration banshee hopefully will be with us again next year. i want to let my co-host take over and introduced our next special guest. thank you. [applause] >> mike bloomberg has made our beloved city a safer city, a greener city, a more educated city, and maybe even a hipper city. he is a wonderful man and a great philanthropist. i am en route to and produced a man i respect, admire -- i am prowled to introduce a man i respect, i admire....
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congress tells us how much fees we can use to run the bank. host: and then you have to give the rest back to the treasury? ok. what about corporate welfare programs? guest: there is a profit so i do not seek -- we are making a profit. host: susan, a republican, go ahead. caller: hi, greata ta. i do not understand why we are not partnering with israel because israel is all electric with their cars. they have all their stations set up. i do not understand why we cannot bring that over there. guest: we do some business with israel at the u.s. export-import bank. i think you are seeing innovation. you are seeing it with the new chevy vault. we just increase the fuel efficiency standards for cars. we are trying to move in that direction. sometimes it takes longer to get all the pieces in line. host: another tweak for you. defined a small business. guest: if it is defined by the fda. the fda looks at what business you are in and the characteristics of the industry. they look at the divide between small and large. generally for the u.s. export- impor
congress tells us how much fees we can use to run the bank. host: and then you have to give the rest back to the treasury? ok. what about corporate welfare programs? guest: there is a profit so i do not seek -- we are making a profit. host: susan, a republican, go ahead. caller: hi, greata ta. i do not understand why we are not partnering with israel because israel is all electric with their cars. they have all their stations set up. i do not understand why we cannot bring that over there....
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it took us 31 days. moreover, we have accomplished these objectives consistent with a pledge that i made to the american people at the outset of our military operations. i said that america's role would be limited, that we would not put ground troops into libya that we would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation, and that would transfer responsibility to our allies and partners. tonight, we are fulfilling that pledge. our most effective alliance, nato has taken command of the enforcement of the arms embargo and the no-fly zone. last night, nato decided to take on the additional responsibility of protecting libyan civilians. this transfer from the united states to nato will take place on wednesday. going forward the lead in enforcing the no-fly zone and protecting students on the ground will transition to our allies and partners, and i am fully confident that our coalition will keep the pressure on that topic of the remaining forces. in that effort, the united states will play a
it took us 31 days. moreover, we have accomplished these objectives consistent with a pledge that i made to the american people at the outset of our military operations. i said that america's role would be limited, that we would not put ground troops into libya that we would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation, and that would transfer responsibility to our allies and partners. tonight, we are fulfilling that pledge. our most effective alliance, nato has taken command...
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the security council resolution has given us a mission using the no fly zone, using those powers in the security council resolution and expanded things. i will not comment on future operations or future operational designs may be. right now, we are filling the no-fly zone and that is our primary goal. >> david martin with "cbs." there is a report, a british report, that, during the rescue of one of the f-15 pilots, the marine osprey opened fire and actually killed five villagers. i would like to rescue of that report is true. also, yesterday, and general ham may point of saying that there was no official communication with the rebel forces during this operation. was there any communication with the rebel forces in the recovery of these airmen? >> let me answer your second question first. and had no communication with any foreign body of the rebel force during the recovery operations. the first question u.s. was was there any collateral damage during the recovery operations. anytime we have an air craft malfunction did we lose the aircraft, there will be an investigation. i'm not prepare
the security council resolution has given us a mission using the no fly zone, using those powers in the security council resolution and expanded things. i will not comment on future operations or future operational designs may be. right now, we are filling the no-fly zone and that is our primary goal. >> david martin with "cbs." there is a report, a british report, that, during the rescue of one of the f-15 pilots, the marine osprey opened fire and actually killed five...
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>> no. >> using hydrogen turbine? >> yes. >> my point is, if just for clarity, when we are retro- fitting, that really was a bullish plan? ?hat is -- bush plan >> it certainly was a bush plan. this future generation is slightly different because it is burning in an oxygen atmosphere. >> thank you. i got the answer that i needed. we want to decrease our reliance on imported crude oil. senator obama joined senator money to push a legislation through the senate. what is the position on the those technologies? >> if there are new coal-to- liquid technologies. i'm not talking about the old ones invented during world war two by germany. in the new ones, we have to capture the carbon dioxide. indeed, the national academy of sciences has issued a report looking at the mixture of coal and biomass gasification methods to then create liquids with carbon capture. >> it is my understanding the carbon footprint is actually lower than crude oil refineries in that design. >> significantly lower. it actually becomes negative. >> we wa
>> no. >> using hydrogen turbine? >> yes. >> my point is, if just for clarity, when we are retro- fitting, that really was a bullish plan? ?hat is -- bush plan >> it certainly was a bush plan. this future generation is slightly different because it is burning in an oxygen atmosphere. >> thank you. i got the answer that i needed. we want to decrease our reliance on imported crude oil. senator obama joined senator money to push a legislation through the senate....
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you use your assets, you use your, you know, men and women. you get out there and do it, and you take the consequences. if something bad happens -- and i want to remind people that we had a no-fly zone over iraq. it did not prevent saddam hussein from slaughtering people on the ground and it did not get him out of office. we had a no-fly zone and then we had 78 days of bombing in serbia. it did not get him out of office. it did not get him out of kosovo until we put troops on the ground with our allies. so i really want people to understand what we are looking at. and i will reiterate what the president has said and what our administration has consistently said. we are considering everything, but we think it's important that the congress and the public understand as much as possible about what that actually means. and i can assure you that the president's not going to make any decision without a great deal of careful thought and deliberation. thank you. >> i appreciate the thoughtfulness and the caution. i really do. i'll reserve my questions,
you use your assets, you use your, you know, men and women. you get out there and do it, and you take the consequences. if something bad happens -- and i want to remind people that we had a no-fly zone over iraq. it did not prevent saddam hussein from slaughtering people on the ground and it did not get him out of office. we had a no-fly zone and then we had 78 days of bombing in serbia. it did not get him out of office. it did not get him out of kosovo until we put troops on the ground with...
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and most of all of us do. but sometimes we think it's some big words coming out of washington, not realizing what it really is. it means you're spending money you don't have. in fact, arguably every time you buy something with your credit card, you're deficit spending. you don't is -- don't have the cash in your pocket to buy the new television set so you put it on the credit card. you borrow the money you spend money that you don't have. now if we were like the great state of texas, where we have a balanced budget requirement in the constitution, in texas, then the texas legislature, they can't deficit spend. they can't spend money they don't have. they have a no deaf constituent -- no deficit spending rule in their constitution. you spend what the projected revenues are and that's it. sometimes it's real tough. to make things work. but you know what, they always somehow figure out a way to get it done this year is no exception. it's tough in texas. and they're doing the things we're trying to do here in this
and most of all of us do. but sometimes we think it's some big words coming out of washington, not realizing what it really is. it means you're spending money you don't have. in fact, arguably every time you buy something with your credit card, you're deficit spending. you don't is -- don't have the cash in your pocket to buy the new television set so you put it on the credit card. you borrow the money you spend money that you don't have. now if we were like the great state of texas, where we...
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he did not use it. regardless, it is not exactly sufficient to say another president did it this way or not. we need to look at the process here and he had time to do it. i think he knew better. he probably would have gotten a consensus from congress so i think he should have gone to congress for it. guest: i might be mistaken about this but i know that he did consult with the leadership in both houses, both sides of the aisle as well as the key committee leaders. i'm not positive if there was consensus there. the idea that he would have to come before congress and seek consensus before we intervened, if you read the war powers resolution closer, you will see a very clear mixed message in terms of what is required. what is required is consultation with the congress. there have been differences of opinion about and a court case about and the supreme court refused to hear it or what constitutes consultation. many people would argue that what the president did was what was required under the war powers res
he did not use it. regardless, it is not exactly sufficient to say another president did it this way or not. we need to look at the process here and he had time to do it. i think he knew better. he probably would have gotten a consensus from congress so i think he should have gone to congress for it. guest: i might be mistaken about this but i know that he did consult with the leadership in both houses, both sides of the aisle as well as the key committee leaders. i'm not positive if there was...
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bear with us, folks. we're waiting on a little -- the rules of the house, for those who are wondering why i'm standing down here, the rules of the house are when we -- when we adjourn at night we have what's called special orders and when we have special orders each side gets one hour and i'm taking the leadership hour on the republican side. each side gets one hour to discuss issues of relevance to the american people and to their colleagues. and then after that each side gets half an hour. and we go back and forth like that. so we've used up six hours of time -- four hours -- four hours of time. and so my colleague, mr. gohmert, who is on his way over here right now, is going to use, i presume, part of our second half-hour when he gets here. and i imagine louie is going to be talking about constitutional law because he was a judge. and he'll also be talking about the national debt and the legacy we're leaving behind for our kids. and so when louie gets here, after i hit him in the nose for not being her
bear with us, folks. we're waiting on a little -- the rules of the house, for those who are wondering why i'm standing down here, the rules of the house are when we -- when we adjourn at night we have what's called special orders and when we have special orders each side gets one hour and i'm taking the leadership hour on the republican side. each side gets one hour to discuss issues of relevance to the american people and to their colleagues. and then after that each side gets half an hour....
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he will be here to talk to us. coming up after this break, a discussion on congress coming back to work after one week in their district. we will be having a roundtable discussion with corey boles of the dow jones newspapers and jake sherman of politico. that is after this break. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ >> through the month of april, we will feature the top winners of this year's c-span student cam competition. watch the winning videos every morning on c-span at 6:50 a.m. eastern just before "washington journal." during the program meet the students that create them. view the videos any time at studentcam.org. >> find the latest from the un security council administration officials, and reaction from world leaders on the c-span video library. watch what you won when you want. you are watching c-span bringing new politics and public affairs. every morning, it's "washington journal" about the news of the day, continue with elected officials, policy makers, and journalists. weekdays, live coverage of the u.s. h
he will be here to talk to us. coming up after this break, a discussion on congress coming back to work after one week in their district. we will be having a roundtable discussion with corey boles of the dow jones newspapers and jake sherman of politico. that is after this break. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ >> through the month of april, we will feature the top winners of this year's c-span student cam competition. watch the winning videos every morning on c-span at 6:50 a.m. eastern...
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to show us that before. we do have a bomb that landed in a garden in a civilian home. we have not seen any evidence until now of any civilian targets being hit or any civilian casualties. host: liz sly is joining us from tripoli right now. what is the level of awareness there about the involvement of nato right now versus the u.s.? how are people interpreting the leadership of what is happening over the skies? guest: i don't think there is a clear understanding of what is going on. libyan state television, anti- western propaganda. other people do watch other channels but they don't follow the ins and outs. one of my concerns is that the people who want gaddafi gone are pinning too much hope on this mission, and they are expecting it to go further than it actually will. host: is there a mood about ground troops? did they feel it would be more helpful to the rebel movement? are they concerned? guest: people are not really talking about that. it may be an issue in the east where the rebels are fighting. here y
to show us that before. we do have a bomb that landed in a garden in a civilian home. we have not seen any evidence until now of any civilian targets being hit or any civilian casualties. host: liz sly is joining us from tripoli right now. what is the level of awareness there about the involvement of nato right now versus the u.s.? how are people interpreting the leadership of what is happening over the skies? guest: i don't think there is a clear understanding of what is going on. libyan state...
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this is where the ig has given us recommend dags to use tools like using the types of things you do when anybody is applying for a loan. utility bills to verify it. where as everybody in this zip code is going to get assistance. we may not be able to do an inspection. are there other ways to minimize the number of people applying for assistance by showing us some way they were in that area without necessarily be doing a home inspection but where we can it makes it very, i think, efficient to be able -- i have asked for help, i have an inspector go to where you were living. i think that's a huge step to reduce the level of fraud and then often times we will see if it was ineligible or duplication of benefits because of insurance not because we were in such haste. >> i realize i have gone over my time. >> not at all. it was important and the answer was no about the debit card program. as i look back to hurricane katrina, first off we had an extraordinary natural disaster event as, of course, has happened in japan. but part of what happened is that all levels of government, including the fe
this is where the ig has given us recommend dags to use tools like using the types of things you do when anybody is applying for a loan. utility bills to verify it. where as everybody in this zip code is going to get assistance. we may not be able to do an inspection. are there other ways to minimize the number of people applying for assistance by showing us some way they were in that area without necessarily be doing a home inspection but where we can it makes it very, i think, efficient to be...
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both the kids are used to it and the parents are used to it. the sense that i, as a parent, and no things, and you're supposed to listen to me, that dynamic has changed around the world. you are even seen it in a context in which there was much more deference to the father of the family then there is the case in the united states, and you still see that dynamic. this is something that this generation is going to be different all the way through. it is not just that they are the use balch, and a lot of testosterone at that age. bulge , and a lot of testosterone at that age. you hear the story of migration. in a sense, this entire generation has translated for their parents. it is a very interesting dynamic, and i think in all of these places, this is part of the reason why it is happening, and part of the reason why we are going to have -- it will be interesting to see how it develops, that relationship between authority and age is just different. i have to say when of the most becoming things about this is the extent to which parents just think
both the kids are used to it and the parents are used to it. the sense that i, as a parent, and no things, and you're supposed to listen to me, that dynamic has changed around the world. you are even seen it in a context in which there was much more deference to the father of the family then there is the case in the united states, and you still see that dynamic. this is something that this generation is going to be different all the way through. it is not just that they are the use balch, and a...
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i used to estimate of myself in iraq. -- i used to ask it of myself in iraq. in afghanistan, there is the whole issue of 9/11. i do not have the twin towers on my wall in my office. but this is an issue for all of us. this is not something that i do not think you can classify as elective surgery or something like that. there was a reason for going there and there is a reason for accomplishing the mission that we're there to accomplish. this pretty well, by the way. >> we have two questions to wrap up about libya. if there is a u.s. involvement, a u.s. component in a no-fly zone, will that take assets away from afghanistan? secondarily, how will it and in libya? -- how will it end in libya? >> i would differ all that to the commander of u.s. african command and uconn and others. i would note on the first one that there certainly has been no taking of assets from afghanistan. i have heard nothing about that whatsoever. secretary gates was very clear on the enormous capability that we have in our military. by the way, we're now getting to the one-year deployed, t
i used to estimate of myself in iraq. -- i used to ask it of myself in iraq. in afghanistan, there is the whole issue of 9/11. i do not have the twin towers on my wall in my office. but this is an issue for all of us. this is not something that i do not think you can classify as elective surgery or something like that. there was a reason for going there and there is a reason for accomplishing the mission that we're there to accomplish. this pretty well, by the way. >> we have two...
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if you use it, you pay for it. if you don't use it, you don't pay for it. so even the knuckle draggers who have been elected in this last election that sort of wander in and say we hate taxes, we're not going to raise taxes, we're not going to do. i don't know how we're going to function as a government unless we spend something. but at the end of the day, this is fair. and we're not
if you use it, you pay for it. if you don't use it, you don't pay for it. so even the knuckle draggers who have been elected in this last election that sort of wander in and say we hate taxes, we're not going to raise taxes, we're not going to do. i don't know how we're going to function as a government unless we spend something. but at the end of the day, this is fair. and we're not
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nobody's used that money. it's in a series of so-called foreclosure mitigation programs that the administration has put forth, almost all of have i have beenbject failures even by their own yardstick, own measurement. number one, the best foreclosure mitigation program in america is a job. it's a paycheck. not government check. it's a paycheck. job creators are hampered by the uncertainty of the national debt. historic levels of debt will lead to historic levels of taxation, which leads to historic levels of unemployment. the equation could not be more true, could not be more elementary. but don't take my word for it. let's hear from some of the job creators in america. let's hear from the.e.o. of caterpillar which employ tens of thousands of people across our nation. quote, entitlement programs coupled with the coming wave of retiring baby boomers will push the deficit to untenable levels. it is a train wreck. mike jacks, c.e.o., auto nation. 19,000 employees, quote, the best thing that this town could do to
nobody's used that money. it's in a series of so-called foreclosure mitigation programs that the administration has put forth, almost all of have i have beenbject failures even by their own yardstick, own measurement. number one, the best foreclosure mitigation program in america is a job. it's a paycheck. not government check. it's a paycheck. job creators are hampered by the uncertainty of the national debt. historic levels of debt will lead to historic levels of taxation, which leads to...
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us. and the identification and of the distinction of forces in very close quarters is a particular challenge for us. we have been very precise in our instructions to the air crews about what they may and may not do. and we are very, very conscious in obviously limiting civilian casualties. it is balanced and that we as commanders tried to apply, and ultimately these very well trained and disciplined air crews, from many nations, to apply when they have observation on the regime of ground forces attacking civilians. where we can, and can safely without the risk to civilians and causing collateral damage, we have the capability to engage in those kinds of missions. right now, misrata, the first effort is to establish the no fly zone and that process is underway. and until we do that, the ability to influence activities on the ground remains somewhat limited. >> mission creep, do you worry about that? >> i am sorry -- can you say that again? >> mission creep, can you -- do you worry about th
us. and the identification and of the distinction of forces in very close quarters is a particular challenge for us. we have been very precise in our instructions to the air crews about what they may and may not do. and we are very, very conscious in obviously limiting civilian casualties. it is balanced and that we as commanders tried to apply, and ultimately these very well trained and disciplined air crews, from many nations, to apply when they have observation on the regime of ground forces...
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this is what canadians expect of us in parliament, all of us. the budget tabled by, -- this week by the minister of finance, the next phase of canada's economic action plan is critical to promote economic recovery. it seeks to promote growth, create jobs, and help those in need with affordable measures and to do all of these things without raising taxes. its contents not only reflected the wide input of canadians, including the input of other political parties, it has the strong support of canadians. indeed, there was nothing, absolutely nothing in the budget that the opposition could not or should not have supported. unfortunately, mr. ignatief and his coalition partners made it abundantly clear that they wanted to force an election instead. canada's fourth election in seven years, and election canadians had told them clearly that they do not want. thus, the vote today, which obviously disappoints me, will, i suspect might disappoint most canadians. as a consequence, i will have to meet with the governor general tomorrow to advise him of the si
this is what canadians expect of us in parliament, all of us. the budget tabled by, -- this week by the minister of finance, the next phase of canada's economic action plan is critical to promote economic recovery. it seeks to promote growth, create jobs, and help those in need with affordable measures and to do all of these things without raising taxes. its contents not only reflected the wide input of canadians, including the input of other political parties, it has the strong support of...
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lord, grant us patience that you will have your way with us now and always, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess. mr. burgess: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask permission to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, all americans have provided sympathy for the people of japan due to the massive earthquake and tsunami. but i was grateful to learn last week at the rotary club that the rotary foundation is taking direct action. special assist
lord, grant us patience that you will have your way with us now and always, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess. mr. burgess: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation...
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the capital is with us. you have to show your support for the no-fly zone and for the recognition of the council. of course [unintelligible] this situation is very serious. now they have started another wave of killing. today we hear that people have been killed and separated by special police and security. that is what i want to say. thank you very much. >> just to add to what he said, we received information that some elements of good of the's secret service or mercenaries have started to bomb streets and to plan mines so that it will explode. that means he is now attacking civilians with a different way of attack. i knew both guys for about 40 years as these of libyans, and he has shown the united nations security council that he is a true libyan and we welcome him here and give him the floor. >> it is a pleasure to be at this gathering. our people are suffering, but they are afraid. we know that freedom is not free. that is the lesson we inherited. i do expect that they will attack in gaza with chemical
the capital is with us. you have to show your support for the no-fly zone and for the recognition of the council. of course [unintelligible] this situation is very serious. now they have started another wave of killing. today we hear that people have been killed and separated by special police and security. that is what i want to say. thank you very much. >> just to add to what he said, we received information that some elements of good of the's secret service or mercenaries have started...
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tell us about how your organization uses data. presuming you may have experienced some problems with government data along the way, talk about those concerns and problems and how you think the government should address them. >> we track money and politics and elite influence of the federal level. we have download and process data on campaign contributions, pacs, individuals, lobbying expenditures, personal financial disclosures, and increasingly the outside spending going on. we'd have long wanted to standardize them by industry and group. we classify them by industry and classified by organizations to aggregate them and create summaries on openthegovernment.org. we slice and dice them to answer questions people throw at us. the hope is that by putting it out there, we're making it ineligible for the average citizen, voter, activist, the press. the press has been our primary target for the nearly 30 years we have been in business. we want to go beyond that to take the information to the consumer and voter more directly. we have go
tell us about how your organization uses data. presuming you may have experienced some problems with government data along the way, talk about those concerns and problems and how you think the government should address them. >> we track money and politics and elite influence of the federal level. we have download and process data on campaign contributions, pacs, individuals, lobbying expenditures, personal financial disclosures, and increasingly the outside spending going on. we'd have...